Herschel Walker career rushing yards
8,225Career Regular Season
Herschel Walker has recorded 8,225 career rushing yards, 36th among 2,358 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 1,514 in 1988.
- Most recent: 20 in 1997.
Sum of 12 regular seasons, 1986 through 1997. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  DAL | 16 | 737 | 12 | 4.9 |
| 1987 | DAL | 12 | 891 | 7 | 4.3 |
| 1988 | DAL | 16 | 1,514 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 1989 |  DAL/MIN | 11 | 915 | 7 | 3.7 |
| 1990 | MIN | 16 | 770 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 1991 | MIN | 15 | 825 | 10 | 4.2 |
| 1992 |  PHI | 16 | 1,070 | 8 | 4.0 |
| 1993 | PHI | 16 | 746 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 1994 | PHI | 16 | 528 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 1995 |  NYG | 16 | 126 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 1996 | DAL | 16 | 83 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | DAL | 16 | 20 | 0 | 3.3 |